New Self-Report Measures of Commuting Behaviors to University and Their Association with Sociodemographic Characteristics.

ABSTRACT: Active commuting provides an opportunity for increased physical activity levels by a simple, inexpensive, and easy way to be incorporated in daily routines and could be considered a steppingstone for achieving a sustainable society since it provides physical, psychological, environmental, and economic benefits.

Objective

(a) to describe the commuting patterns to and from university in students regarding gender, (b) to provide new self-report variables to measure the active commuting behavior, and (c) to examine the sociodemographic characteristics associated with commuting behaviors.

Material and methods

A total of 1257 university students (52.4% females) participated (22.4 ± 5.6 years old) from three Chilean universities located in different cities.

Results

56.1% of w

SUBMITTER: Palma-Leal X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8657066 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature